Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-08-17

scene. Ambulances were hurrtedly sent for and a
corps Of physicians came, summoned from every
TAKING THE INJURED FROM THE DEBRIS.
Firemen, policemen, railroad men, and citizens
went to work with coats OF to clear out the debris
Many injured passengers were removed and taken
to neighboring houses, or drug stores, or to hos
pitalS In this way eighteen or twenty people
slightly injured, others with bones broken and
bodies badly bruised and cut.
IN THE SIGNAL TOWER.
In the signal tower, on the upper floor or OBJ
servatory, j. W. Baxter, q railroad signal man
was at work. On the ground door Jos. Healey, q
was engaged cleaning lamps. Baxter, it appears.
realized tue impending danger in time. He gave
shout to Healey and leaped from the tower to the
was badly shaken up, but he seems to have escaped
any serious injury. Healey below, however, was
buried In the ruins Of the house When he was dis
so as to protect him from the tons OF brick and
mortar above him. He was badly frightened and
bruised and blinded by the lime and plaster.
AE HEARD BAXTER HALLOO.
j. II. B. SmallwOOd, who stood In yard next to
the signal tower at the time Of the accident said
he heard Baxter, the signal man. halloo to Healey,
who was below, and the next instant he heard the
crash, and saw the building topple over. Small
wood thought there was anoth er man in the signal
THE STAR reporter was talking with him. small
wood said he heard the distress whistles, but
thought some one was on the track.
he SAW THE "sMAsH."
DR.. D. N. Pratt, who lives on Myrtle street, near
the railroad was standing at the corner of Myrtle
and LIST Streets almost opposite the signal tower,
when the accident occurred, said to a STAR repor-
ter: 81 heard the train whiStltng down brakes
away up at the curve. When 1t passed me the
the sharp curve-a forty-flve degree curve-and
shot OF the track. 1t seemed to 90 right through
the signal tower as though 1t was dollhouse.
The heavy sleepers in the rear kept on the track.
They were shunted back as they were. The en-
gine did not leave the track at first, but the ex
press car, next to 1t, started on the rails went
to the wreck at once and helped TO get out two
women, one OF whom was badly injured. The en-
gineer was whistung down brakes all the way
from the curve, half mile away at least: When
brakeman, that could see, on any platform. II
the brakemen got out, they must have all jumped
and let the train take care OF ITSELF"
THEIR CAR ROCKED OVER.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Benson, an elderly couple
from Winchester, Ind, were on their way to
Reisterstown, Nd, where they propose to make
their home. They were in the second passenger
Car, which was the least injured Of all the cars and
remained upright near the track. Mrs. Benson,
however was badly bruised and was taken to a
neighbortng house. She said to STAR reporter
she had been in the car ahead but had just
s ,a
said "Some one in the car cried out that there
was something the matter. We were going very
throwing me across the car. Then 1t rocked back
and DID not know any more until some one came
and took me out"
was uninJured. The lady in whose house Mrs. Ben
son was cared for said to THE STAR reporter that
the train always went around the curve flying"
THE ENGINEER
Brosius, who was terribly crushed and mutilated,
was carried into Dents house. and lay groaning
IN, OFT no AOnN until rly ha1f f.
past O'Clock, when he died. His fireman was
taken to the Providence Hospital
IN THE POSTAL CAR.
There were three railway mail service clerks
Messrs. c. H. Ho0ton, l. C. Morrill,, and j. Il.
Brown-in the postal car at the time of the acci-
dent, and although the car was nearly demolished
the men escaped with some bad bruises and
scratches. HoOton and Morrill, live in Baltimore,
their run being from Grafton, w. Va, to Balti-
more. j. FL. Brown lives at No. 9O5 New Hamp-
shire S The postal Car was
safely out and the three postal clerks left with
1t early train for Baltimore the end OF their
route.
SCENES At THE az"
Within quarter Of an hour vast crowd Of peo-
pie assembled about the scene OF the wreck, and
there was much excitement The crowd kept in
creasing In size as the day wore on. The police
were obliged to erect, with the aid OF the railroad
men, temporary fence about tue place where the
work after the injured passengers were removed.
The express car had, among other things many
chickens. me smashed eggs were scattered all
about the place. The chickens were badly scared
by the smash-up. Some OF them got loose and few
about tho place, making great noise and cack-
ling.
A GERMAN LADY BADLY INJURED.
Mrs. Augusta Beond, lady on her way to her
home in Germany, had her head badly cut
She lost considerable money and her tickets
Providence hospital
AN BYE WITNESS ACCOUNT.
Mr.. F. A. Reeder, clerk in Mueden's grocery store,
said to STAR reporter that he was one OF the first
to arrive at the scene OF the wreck. He heard the
engineer blowing the whistle and ringing the bell
When M, ne aoo1so one OF the window he saw the
wreck and heard woman under the cars calling
proaby he assured hes thss
child Was al right he with other citizens, went
to work 70 rescue the woman, and were doing so
mentS arrived and he states that thenhe and others
who went TO her relief were dubbed away BY the
several GUS on her head and was internally in
tured. The child was not hurt.
NR. BUCK. GERMAN, sERIoUsLY, PKRHAPs FATALLY
INJURED.
William Buck, German ffty-four years OF age,
was seriously and perhaps fatally injured. He
was with his wife ana was ON his way from Gin
cinnatt TO Germany. He received six severe cuts
on the head, his arm was badly wrenched. ana he
was also internally injured. He was removed to
Providence Hospital by the police. His wife was
un1n1uled 6he accompanied her husband to the
hospital and win remain with him until he re
eOyerx
Sx10a1nHD ExCURnoNlsl&
While the wreckeEs were at work removing the
debris everybody as the depot was excited
Crowds Of excufalonlsfs for Luray, Harpers Ferry
ana Bay M0ge nlled thu depot and street, al bent
on having good time. While the trains weTe
being made up engine No 604 started nom the
engine yard and jumped the track In such . man.
nef aS 20 prevent the otAer engines from getting
our q me yaro, caNe1ng the excufsi0pists some
delay. Many exCursiOn1ots who Waited the depoe
ana $780, good time today Mess i!ishsened